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Friday, March 27, 2015

Observearts - "The Elysian"

Take a look at the NRK movie about Bjørn Ransve.(Norwegian language only - lot of artworks).

Or take a closer look at “The Elysian”
and artist Craig La Rotondas reflection on the motive.

"The Elysian": this painting was created last summer for a show in New Orleans. I have a series of primate paintings and this is an ongoing part of that series. The figure pictured is a bonobo ape and a beautiful creature. They have captured my imagination recently as very peaceful primates unlike their cousins the chimpanzees. I was thinking about a Utopian world where this bonobo would live- Elysium. He is a shaman of sorts. The design illustrated above his head functions as both a halo and a mysterious mathematical diagram. His hypnotic gaze lures you into his world. It is now owned by a NY collector".